AUTHORS NOTE: Most of the background story is still the same. The only thing I changed was the fact that Rory and Jess never dated in high school and that Jess is currently a Yale student. The characters will, from time to time, act ooc due to the fact that this story is based on real life. And for the sake of telling the narrative correctly, the characters may need to deviate from what their canon versions may be like. AND YES that cellphone thing did REALLY happen.
(SOPHOMORE YEAR, FIRST SEMESTER 2013)
Their first meeting was a little bizarre to say the least. It was, well Kismet.
Being an English major is harder than most people would give credit for especially when you're in Yale and especially when you have a 7:30 am creative writing class. Rory was barely awake Mr. Lee was explaining the syllabus and their assignments for the rest of the semester. She was struggling to keep her eyes when he walked in.
"Hi is this seat taken?" he asked pointing to the computer terminal behind Rory.
"Uhm I don't think so." she replied.
He sat down behind her and Mr. Lee approached their area.
"Good morning." Mr. Lee greeted.
"Good morning sir."
"Here's the syllabus...and uhm what's your name?"
"Jess. Jess Mariano."
"Alright Jess. Please read this syllabus on your own time and start working on the assignment for today- a short essay entitled "Why I Decided to Become an English Major. Keep it short, keep it simple. 300 words by the end of this period."
"Okay sir."
"Get started then. Oh and Jess?"
"Yes sir?"
"Please don't be late to my class again."
"No sir."
"Thank you."
Rory was nothing short of an amazing writer. The first assignment was a breeze for her. She finished the assignment 10 minutes before the class had ended and decided to start using the Internet. She was so engrossed with one of the articles she was reading online that she didn't notice when Paris' cellphone started ringing in her jacket.
"Guys whose cellphone is that?" Mr. Lee asked the class.
Jess checked his own cellphone, out of paranoia to make sure that it wasn't his. He started to follow the sound of the cellphone and figured it was Rory's.
"Uhm hey." Jess tapped her shoulder.
"Yeah?"
"I think the cellphone that's ringing is yours."
"Oh. Oh yeah." Rory took the cellphone out of her jacket and turned it off.
"How come you didn't know it was yours?" Jess asked.
"Well I was rushing out of the dorm this morning. I grabbed my friend's jacket instead of my own. It's her cellphone. I didn't recognize the ringtone."
"You didn't feel it either?" He asked.
"It's not on vibrate."
"Ohhh." Jess chuckled. "Hey, I'm Je-"
"Jess. Jess Mariano. Yeah, I kinda overheard."
"Ah."
"Hi. I'm Rory. Rory Gilmore. And uh thanks for the cellphone thing."
"Yeah, sure no problem."
"I feel so stupid about it." Rory laughed.
"Nah don't worry about it. I mean, 7:30 am class? No one's really awake at that time. I know I wasn't."
"Mmmm thus the lateness."
"Thus the lateness."
Rory just smiled back at Jess and went back to surfing the Internet 'till the bell rang.
Jess was rather amused at the situation. That first encounter was strange but in spite of it all, Jess took an instant liking to Rory. There was something about her that made him know immediately that their encounter was the beginning of something beautiful. And indeed it was.
